New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14


that you promise to make men good citizensr IT,, -,
"That, Socrates. is exactly the profession which
make" 10000,
Then" said "you do indeed. profess noble art
1t may unnecessary to add that Socrates ana FRO
isriy known as practical politics. and which has other
objective points than the making OF good citizehs
[Laughter
COLUMBIAs ATHLETIC RECORD.
The new departure In athletics word OF COM
mendation and Of caution. The exploits OF our Column
bans appause in this field OF college education neeu
rehearsed but it may be said without undue
exutaton they proved that urbanity and phys
ical development not inconsistent man may be
gentleman and win the prizes at football although
fancy that the test is human nature can
endure. The time was when youth was noble VINO
could fling the discus beyond the ne and 1t was bad
omen for his manhood when he up the exercises
without which that manhood was incomplete
Neqite jan, hrda gesat arms
Saepe trans dnera jaeulo nooilis expedite.
There classical favor about these manly exercises
that detracs nothnr from their Of r
training The gymnasium that cared for the BODY and
mind the true ideal OF an educational seminary
But is there danger that the subdivision OF labor
which is at the bottom OF moern progress may De car
The body and the sound mind should be united IN
the person. not divided among several A trained
produced them, II the abnormal development Of BIZ
ceps muscles had been gained at the expense
comfort IL the physical excellence were all on one
side aud the mental superiority on the other Applause
Is there danger emulation and honorable
iey uphold the college standard may lead TO that re-
suit Whether IT. e SO or no mot e w as
honorable defeats which the future may nave III store
for u.s.
ELECTIVES AND THE CLASSICS.
Who shall rule colleges is question that agitates
the student mind small extent and leaves tho higher
authorities wholly undisturbed That the imperative
mood spaIingy used is becoming canon OF we'll
settled college discpline whether and how far, occa
.uaH md mini al
form may be had. is still debated. chiefly outside OF
Columbia Applause.
asrssRsa or 81 TO
the value of which still nnProyen How to discipline
matter abandon 10 chance nor decided upon any
will not give stone to the child asks for bread. but
neither will he give him stone when he ASKS Ior Stone
OF which the bread-whether to feed his body or his
soul-shall be compounded.
1t may be that in the curriculum OF our modern col
leges much attention devoted TO particular study
and that tine whir of constantly increasing actiy
traditions 1t may be that Greek and Latin Ian
guages and literature and mathematics should be 1et
but will residue be worth the saving Volumes have
fancy. would never have reached the dignity OF ques
ton had not the overloaded college curriculum groanins
cresking and strained cried loudly for relief
The deepest thinkers and the wsest men-leadcrs Of
thought Of thought and OF actondeemed the time well
maste pieces In the beauty of conceptions in the
chastity their STYLE in the art which marked their pro-
models was TO be traced. The nobiest periods that
shook the halls of Westminster were the echoes OF
the hushed living voices OF antiquity; they came
from patriots and scholars who with becoming gratitude
been in our own day and with our leaders Our
most hOnored magistrates and most eloquent vocaes
America Rufus Choate lapplause, ike the Erskine Of
England exued in the possession OF the treasures that
he had discovered while seeking the fountains OF learning
machess oratory. blessed and thanked the Alma Mater
that had conducted HIM TO the glorious land whence lie
had come back laden Win untold wealth.
A GLANCE BACKWARD AND FORWARD.
In 1884, the Legislature OF NewYork granted certain
privileges 10 heretofore called Kings College, and
three years after the passed under which It
received its new and under whose beneccnt influence
| 1t has since pursued its prosperous career
In 1920 the college possessed the nestmablo privilege
of seeing of her offices filled by her own children
Professors Mcyickar, Moore, Anthem tsppla9se and
their no 'sehold words and the history OF the
What she has done where stands and what
she has met with We all know Ihs twenty loTr
when DE-. johnson left, have now expanded TO LOCO
In every walk Of life her have done their State
| and country honor From the time when John Jay
Alexander Hamilton lapplause and cheers and De win
Clinton occupied the highest positions In the councils OF
the Nation the bench or in the Senate her children
TSs Of
she point would DO as long and as tedious as Ho
| Troy. Applause An alumnus was Mayor OF New
York hundred years ago. another Is Mayor today
Of tie city the attorney for the people the President
the Board Of Aldermen Judges on the bench members OF
the Legislature and OF Congress- In all positions OF hie
we find them hOnored and respected pubic servants II
the tree may be known 6y It's rus then may Columbia
her promise OF future usefulness lApplause.l
why ss es % q e
she has grown with It's growth ana nourisned win Its
sSsias POPULATION to keep her from stssnssns
orous ease, with the growing afuence which requires
outsrp her brilliant aud friendly rivals, why should not
Columbia justify the best q neT
'hs ever oo1ns upon the and
Of her children AppsasS that Sss not qh fail ss
snlDg processes OF modern life the heat Of compe
ttion in the ardnous struggle for eHstence are apt 70
But as no man need blush his heart beats high
his faith. 20 need he never blush because tender
cord binds him to the mother that made him what he
s"s the Of Life. throw.
purple mantle the humblcst occupation and Keeps
alive the sacred fires in the temple OF pure and genuine
manhood tApplausel
PROVIDING FOR ANEW SCHOOL
After an Easter hymn tancientl the Rev. DR..
George Lansing Taylor read scholarly and inter-
esting poem on the Progress of Learning His
reference to the work OF Hamilton IN making a
nation Of what Washington made free was the sig
nal for long continued applause Before announc-
ing the degrees President Barnard made this etate
ment:
have an announcement to make, for which place
has provided In the programme. and which would
not venture make the risk Of the
cises did believe 1t would prove gratifying TO the
friends Of our University. Columbias sons have not
being informed that another Of wealthy fellow
czens Ill 70 beslow upon her pI1noey bene-
faction fAppiause Among the recent evidences OF the
growth Of University system In the college has been
the springing here Of School of Comparative PHI
iology which eanscrt zend. Hebrew. Jriac. Arabic
and ali other Oriental and semitic languages ably
taught and enthusiastically studied. But this school
exists at present mainly through tho devotion Of its